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Just
like
the
Internet
transformed
retailing,
media
and
entertainment
in
the
1990s,
social
networking
and
mobile
communications
are
now
putting
even
more
power
in
the
hands
of
individuals. Today,
70
percent
of
a
customer's
first
interaction
with
a
product
or
service
takes
place
online,
64
percent
make
a
first
purchase
because
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While
most
of
what
I
know
about
art
preservation
I
learned
from
watching
Ghostbusters
II,
I
do
know
that
it
is
a
difficult
task.
Art
needs
to
be
viewed/shared
with
it's
audience
and
yet
must
be
properly
preserved
so
that
it
is
not
irreparably
damaged
and
lost
to
future
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Today
we’re
seeing
the
coming
of
age
of
a
whole
new
generation
of
intelligent
systems
and
technologies
--
more
powerful
and
accessible
than
ever
before.
Oil
exploration,
earthquake
prediction,
water
conservation,
and
traffic
management
all
are
using
smart
systems
to
find
the
big
answers
to
the
big
questions.
IBM
Software
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In
today’s
tough
economic
environment,
companies
in
all
industries
are
feeling
the
pressure
to
respond
in
real
time
to
whatever
the
day
brings
—
a
change
in
supply
or
demand;
a
shift
in
the
preferences
of
buyers;
the
vagaries
of
capital
markets;
an
explosion
of
information;
and
a
web
of
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Take
a
closer
look
at
any
large
city
today
and
you'll
find
another
city
pulsating
within
it,
made
up
of
interconnected
systems
of
many
different
functions
and
activities.
Similarly,
educational
curriculums
are
being
redesigned
to
provide
students
from
all
disciplines
with
the
tools
they
need
to
thrive
in
this
technology-rich,
dynamically
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This
week
the
Information
on
Demand
and
Business
Analytics
Forum
kicks
off
in
Las
Vegas.
Here
are
a
few
quick
tips
on
how
to
follow
along
and
participate
in
conference
conversation
online.
Delaney
Turner
wrote
a
great
blog
on
this
topic:
10
ways
to
prepare
for
the
Cognos
10
launch.
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Today
information
pours
in
faster
than
we
can
make
sense
it.
It’s
being
authored
by
billions
of
people
–
and
flowing
from
a
trillion
intelligent
devices,
sensors
and
all
manner
of
instrumented
objects.
And
with
80
percent
of
new
data
growth
existing
unstructured
content
–
from
music
files
to
3D
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It
was
a
food
fest
of
social
conversations
and
activity
around
IBM
and
Smarter
Planet
this
week!
It's
times
like
these
when
I
want
to
leave
my
day
job
and
spend
the
whole
time
participating
in
conversations
and
activities
on
how
to
make
the
world
a
better
place.
Fortunately,
I
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